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//The Edublogger // is //a //blog that helps educational bloggers develop their understanding of emerging technologies in education. They regularly run a free and open professional development series called the Teacher Challenges where participants are step through tasks that increase their skills. You can work through the activities in any order and at any time. The first is an introduction to blogging – 30 days to kick start your blogging  ( **Setting up a class blog) ** The second is 30 days to get your students blogging  ( **Setting up class and student blogs). **

30 days to kick start your blogging **<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Beginner's tasks: **//<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for those who are starting out or are wanting to increase their current skills. // <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">1. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 1: Setting up your blog] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">2. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 2: Writing effective and engaging blog posts] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 3: Introduction to working with pages] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">4. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 4: Connecting with others] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">5. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 5: Enhancing posts with images] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">6. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 6: Enhancing Posts by embedding media] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">7. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 7: Getting more out of Widgets] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">8. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 8: Building readerships and blogrolls] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Advanced tasks:** //<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for those who want to extend their blogging skills. // <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">1. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 1: Down Blog's memory lane] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">2. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 2: Posts! The heartbeat of the blog] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 3: Add some muscle to your blog] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">4. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 4: Meet the Blog's brain] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">5. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 5: Images: The "Eyes" of the blog] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">6. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 6: Embedding media: the nerves of the blog!] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">7. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 7: A blog with legs and bling] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">8. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 8: Promote that blog]

30 days to get your students blogging **<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Beginner's tasks: **//<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for those who are starting out or are wanting to increase their current skills. // <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">1. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 1: Setting Up Your Class Blog] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">2. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 2: Setting Up Rules & Guidelines] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 3 – Teaching Quality Commenting] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">4. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 4 – Helping Parents Connect with your Class Blog] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">5. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 5: Add Students To Your Class Blog So They Can Write Posts] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">6. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 6: Add A Visitor Tracking Widget To Your Blog Sidebar] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">7. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 7: Set up your student blogs] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">8. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 8: Add your student blogs to your blogroll] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">9. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 9: Add Your Student Blogs To A Folder In Google Reader] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">**Advanced tasks:** //<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Designed for those who want to extend their blogging skills. // <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">1. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 1: Your reflections on class blogging] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">2. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 2: Blogging rules and guidelines] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 3: Encouraging conversational comments] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">4. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 4: 3C's in the Parent Factor] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">5. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 5: Student Apprenticeships in blogging] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">6. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 6: Being part of the Global][|Conversation] <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">7. <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|Activity 7: And now it is time…for the students] = =

Finally they have the //Free Tools Challenge//
<span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#1 - Wallwisher] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#2 - Self-grading Quizzes] <span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#3 - Bitstrips for Schools] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#4 - Classtools.net] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#5 - Edmodo] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#6 - DoInk] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#7 - Kerpoof] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#8 - Glogster] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#9 - ToonDoo] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#10 - Wordle] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#11 - Skype] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#12 - Animoto] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#13 - VoiceThreads] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#14 - PhotoFiltre] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#15 - Livebinders] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#16 - WeeBehave] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#17 - DropBox] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#18 - Jing] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#19 - Audacity] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#20 - LearnBoost] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#21 - Wetoku] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#22 - Little Bird Tales] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#23 - Wikispaces] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#24 - Wiki's Simple English] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#25 - Jog the Web] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">[|#26 - paper.li]